Driver Akinori Ogata’s practice round did not go according to plan Friday. 46 Toyota burst into flames as he prepared for the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. Ogata was eventually able to bring the truck to a stop as caution flags waved at the track in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina. NASCAR STAR ROSS CHASTAIN ‘HAS SOME THINGS HE’S GOT TO CLEAN UP,’ HIS TEAM OWNER SAYSEmergency responders checked on Ogata and helped put out the flames. Ogata’s team, G2G Racing, took to Twitter and wrote that he had been “checked and released from the Infield Care Center.”The damaged truck was later towed off the track.

Source: Fox News May 20, 2023 10:32 UTC